Nucleotide sequences coding for the ptsI protein

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides nucleotide sequences from Coryneform bacteria which code for the PtsI protein and a process for the fermentative preparation of amino acids using bacteria in which the ptsI gene is enhanced.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] The present application claims priority to German Application No. DE 10045496.8, which was filed on Sep. 13, 2000, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention provides nucleotide sequences from Coryneform bacteria which code for the PtsI protein and a process for the fermentative preparation of amino acids using bacteria in which the ptsI gene is enhanced.

[0004] 2. Discussion of the Background

[0005] L-Amino acids, in particular L-lysine, are used in human medicine, in the pharmaceuticals industry and in the foodstuffs industry, particularly in animal nutrition.

[0006] It is known that amino acids are prepared by fermentation from strains of Coryneform bacteria, in particular Corynebacterium glutamicum. Because of their great importance, work is constantly being undertaken to improve amino acid preparations. Improvements can relate to the fermentation means, such as stirring and supply of oxygen; the composition of the nutrient media, such as the sugar concentration during the fermentation; working up the product form, for example, using ion exchange chromatography; or by altering the intrinsic output properties of the microorganism itself.

[0007] Methods of mutagenesis and mutant selection are used to improve the output properties of microorganisms. Strains that are resistant to antimetabolites or are auxotrophic for metabolites of regulatory importance and produce amino acids may be obtained in this manner.

[0008] Methods of the recombinant DNA technique have also been employed for some years to improve Corynebacterium strains which produce L-amino acid, by amplifying individual amino acid biosynthesis genes and investigating the effect on the amino acid production.

[0009] However, there remains a critical need for improved methods of producing L-amino acids and thus for the provision of strains of bacteria producing higher amounts of L-amino acids. On a commercial or industrial scale even small improvements in the yield of L-amino acids, or the efficiency of their production, are economically significant. Prior to the present invention, it was not recognized that enhancing the ptsI gene encoding the enzyme phosphotransferase system enzyme I (PtsI) would improve L-amino acid yields.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] One object of the present invention is providing a new process adjuvant for improving the fermentative production of L-amino acids, particularly L-lysine and L-glutamate. Such process adjuvants include enhanced bacteria, preferably enhanced Coryneform bacteria which express enhanced levels of phosphotransferase system enzyme I which is encoded by the ptsI gene.

[0011] Thus, another object of the present invention is providing such a bacterium, which expresses enhanced amounts of phosphotransferase system enzyme I or gene products of the ptsI gene.

[0012] Another object of the present invention is providing a bacterium, preferably a Coryneform bacterium, which expresses a polypeptide that has enhanced phosphotransferase system enzyme I activity.

[0013] Another object of the invention is to provide a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide which has a phosphotransferase system enzyme I sequence. One embodiment of such a sequence is the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. Other embodiments of the sequence are the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOS:3 and 6.

[0014] A further object of the invention is a method of making a phosphotransferase system enzyme I or an isolated polypeptide having phosphotransferase system enzyme I activity, as well as use of such isolated polypeptides in the production of amino acids. One embodiment of such a polypeptide is the polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. Another embodiment of the sequence is the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4.

[0015] In one embodiment the invention provides isolated polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequences in SEQ ID NOS:2 and 4.

[0016] Other objects of the invention include methods of detecting nucleic acid sequences homologous to SEQ ID NO: 1, particularly nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides that have the phosphotransferase system enzyme I activity, and methods of making nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides.

[0017] The above objects highlight certain aspects of the invention. Additional objects, aspects and embodiments of the invention are found in the following detailed description of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018]FIG. 1: Map of the plasmid pEC-K18mob2.

[0019]FIG. 2: Map of the plasmid pEC-K18mob2ptsIexp.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art of molecular biology. Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the present invention, suitable methods and materials are described herein. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In addition, the materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and are not intended to be limiting.

[0021] Reference is made to standard textbooks of molecular biology that contain definitions and methods and means for carrying out basic techniques, encompassed by the present invention. See, for example, Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (1989), Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Ausebel et al (eds), John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York (2000) and the various references cited therein.

[0022] “L-amino acids” or “amino acids” as used herein mean one or more amino acids, including their salts, chosen from the group consisting of L-asparagine, L-threonine, L-serine, L-glutamate, L-glycine, L-alanine, L-cysteine, L-valine, L-methionine, L-isoleucine, L-leucine, L-tyrosine, L-phenylalanine, L-histidine, L-lysine, L-tryptophan and L-arginine. Furthermore, the amino acids may be in the base form or salt form, e.g. monochloride and/or sulfate. L-Lysine is particularly preferred.

[0023] The invention provides an isolated polynucleotide from Coryneform bacteria, comprising a polynucleotide sequence which codes for the PtsI protein, chosen from the group consisting of

[0024] a) polynucleotide which is identical to the extent of at least 70% to a polynucleotide which codes for a polypeptide which comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 2,

[0025] b) polynucleotide which codes for a polypeptide which comprises an amino acid sequence which is identical to the extent of at least 70% to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 2,

[0026] c) polynucleotide which is complementary to the polynucleotides of a) or b), and

[0027] d) polynucleotide comprising at least 15 successive nucleotides of the polynucleotide sequence of a), b) or c),

[0028] the polypeptide preferably having the activity of the phosphotransferase system enzyme I.

[0029] The invention also provides the above-mentioned polynucleotide, this preferably being a DNA which is capable of replication, comprising:

[0030] (i) the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID No. 1, or

[0031] (ii) at least one sequence which corresponds to sequence (i) within the range of the degeneration of the genetic code, or

[0032] (iii) at least one sequence which hybridizes with the sequence complementary to sequence (i) or (ii), and optionally

[0033] (iv) sense mutations of neutral function in (i).

[0034] The invention also provides

[0035] a polynucleotide, in particular DNA, which is capable of replication and comprises the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID No. 1;

[0036] a polynucleotide which codes for a polypeptide which comprises the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID No. 2;

[0037] a vector containing the polynucleotide according to the invention, in particular a shuttle vector or plasmid vector, and

[0038] Coryneform bacteria which contain the vector or in which the endogenous ptsI gene is enhanced.

[0039] The invention also provides polynucleotides, which substantially comprise a polynucleotide sequence, which are obtainable by screening by means of hybridization of a corresponding gene library of a Coryneform bacterium, which comprises the complete gene or parts thereof, with a probe which comprises the sequence of the polynucleotide according to the invention according to SEQ ID No.1 or a fragment thereof, and isolation of the polynucleotide sequence mentioned.

[0040] Polynucleotides which comprise the sequences according to the invention are suitable as hybridization probes for RNA, cDNA and DNA, in order to isolate, in the full length, nucleic acids or polynucleotides or genes which code for the phosphotransferase system enzyme I, or to isolate those nucleic acids or polynucleotides or genes which have a high similarity of sequence with that of the ptsI gene.

[0041] Additionally, methods employing DNA chips, microarrays or similar recombinant DNA technology that enables high throughput screening of DNA and polynucleotides which encode the phosphotransferase system enzyme I protein or polynucleotides with homology to the ptsI gene as described herein. Such methods are known in the art and are described, for example, in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Ausebel et al (eds), John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York (2000).

[0042] Polynucleotides which comprise the sequences according to the invention are furthermore suitable as primers with the aid of which DNA of genes which code for the phosphotransferase system enzyme I can be prepared by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

[0043] Such oligonucleotides which serve as probes or primers comprise at least 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 or 30, preferably at least 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24, very particularly preferably at least 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19 successive nucleotides. Oligonucleotides with a length of at least 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 or 40, or at least 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 or 50 nucleotides are also suitable. Oligonucleotides with a length of at least 100, 150, 200, 250 or 300 nucleotides are optionally also suitable.

[0044] “Isolated” means separated out of its natural environment.

[0045] “Polynucleotide” in general relates to polyribonucleotides and polydeoxyribonucleotides, it being possible for these to be non-modified RNA or DNA or modified RNA or DNA.

[0046] The polynucleotides according to the invention include a polynucleotide according to SEQ ID No. 1 or a fragment prepared therefrom and also those which are at least in particular 70% to 80%, preferably at least 81% to 85%, particularly preferably at least 86% to 90%, and very particularly preferably at least 91%, 93%, 95%, 97% or 99% identical to the polynucleotide according to SEQ ID No. 1 or a fragment prepared therefrom.

[0047] “Polypeptides” are understood as meaning peptides or proteins which comprise two or more amino acids bonded via peptide bonds.

[0048] The polypeptides according to the invention include a polypeptide according to SEQ ID No. 2, in particular those with the biological activity of the phosphotransferase system enzyme I, and also those which are at least 70% to 80%, preferably at least 81% to 85%, particularly preferably at least 86% to 90%, and very particularly preferably at least 91%, 93%, 95%, 97% or 99% identical to the polypeptide according to SEQ ID No. 2 and have the activity mentioned.

[0049] The invention furthermore relates to a process for the fermentative preparation of amino acids chosen from the group consisting of L-asparagine, L-threonine, L-serine, L-glutamate, L-glycine, L-alanine, L-cysteine, L-valine, L-methionine, L-isoleucine, L-leucine, L-tyrosine, L-phenylalanine, L-histidine, L-lysine, L-tryptophan and L-arginine using Coryneform bacteria which in particular already produce amino acids and in which the nucleotide sequences which code for the ptsI gene are enhanced, in particular over-expressed.

[0050] The term “enhancement” in this connection describes the increase in the intracellular activity of one or more enzymes in a microorganism which are coded by the corresponding DNA, for example by increasing the number of copies of the gene or genes, using a potent promoter or using a gene which codes for a corresponding enzyme having a high activity, and optionally combining these measures.

[0051] By enhancement measures, in particular over-expression, the activity or concentration of the corresponding protein is in general increased by at least 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, 200%, 300%, 400% or 500%, up to a maximum of 1000% or 2000%, based on that of the wild-type protein or the activity or concentration of the protein in the starting microorganism.

[0052] The microorganisms which the present invention provides can produce L-amino acids from glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructose, maltose, molasses, starch, cellulose or from glycerol and ethanol. They can be representatives of Coryneform bacteria, in particular of the genus Corynebacterium. Of the genus Corynebacterium, there may be mentioned in particular the species Corynebacterium glutamicum, which is known among experts for its ability to produce L-amino acids.

[0053] Suitable strains of the genus Corynebacterium, in particular of the species Corynebacterium glutamicum (C. glutamicum), are in particular the known wild-type strains

[0054]Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC13032

[0055]Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum ATCC15806

[0056]Corynebacterium acetoacidophilum ATCC13870

[0057]Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes FERM BP-1539

[0058]Corynebacterium melassecola ATCC17965

[0059]Brevibacterium flavum ATCC14067

[0060]Brevibacterium lactofermentum ATCC13869 and

[0061]Brevibacterium divaricatum ATCC14020

[0062] and L-amino acid-producing mutants or strains prepared therefrom.

[0063] Preferably, a bacterial strain with enhanced expression of a gap2 gene that encodes a polypeptide with glyceraldehydes 3-phosphate dehydrogenase 2.activity will improve amino acid yield at least 1%.

[0064] The new ptsI gene from C. glutamicum which codes for the enzyme phosphotransferase system enzyme I (EC 2.7.1.69) has been isolated.

[0065] To isolate the ptsI gene or also other genes of C. glutamicum, a gene library of this microorganism is first set up in Escherichia coli (E. coli). The setting up of gene libraries is described in generally known textbooks and handbooks. The textbook by Winnacker: Gene und Klone, Eine Einführung in die Gentechnologie [Genes and Clones, An Introduction to Genetic Engineering] (Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, Germany, 1990), or the handbook by Sambrook et al.: Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989) may be mentioned as an example. A well-known gene library is that of the E. coli K-12 strain W3110 set up in λ vectors by Kohara et al. (Cell 50, 495-508 (1987)). Bathe et al. (Molecular and General Genetics, 252:255-265, 1996) describe a gene library of C. glutamicum ATCC13032, which was set up with the aid of the cosmid vector SuperCos I (Wahl et al., 1987, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 84:2160-2164) in the E. coli K-12 strain NM554 (Raleigh et al., 1988, Nucleic Acids Research 16:1563-1575).

[0066] Börmann et al. (Molecular Microbiology 6(3), 317-326) (1992)) in turn describe a gene library of C. glutamicum ATCC13032 using the cosmid pHC79 (Hohn and Collins, Gene 11, 291-298 (1980)).

[0067] To prepare a gene library of C. glutamicum in E. coli it is also possible to use plasmids such as pBR322 (Bolivar, Life Sciences, 25, 807-818 (1979)) or pUC9 (Vieira et al., 1982, Gene, 19:259-268). Suitable hosts are, in particular, those E. coli strains which are restriction- and recombination-defective. An example of these is the strain DH5αmcr, which has been described by Grant et al. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 87 (1990) 4645-4649). The long DNA fragments cloned with the aid of cosmids can in turn be subcloned in the usual vectors suitable for sequencing and then sequenced, as is described e.g. by Sanger et al. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 74:5463-5467, 1977).

[0068] The resulting DNA sequences can then be investigated with known algorithms or sequence analysis programs, such as e.g. that of Staden (Nucleic Acids Research 14, 217-232(1986)), that of Marck (Nucleic Acids Research 16, 1829-1836 (1988)) or the GCG program of Butler (Methods of Biochemical Analysis 39, 74-97 (1998)).

[0069] The new DNA sequence of C. glutamicum which codes for the ptsI gene and which, as SEQ ID No. 1, is a constituent of the present invention has been found. The amino acid sequence of the corresponding protein has furthermore been derived from the present DNA sequence by the methods described above. The resulting amino acid sequence of the ptsI gene product is shown in SEQ ID No. 2.

[0070] Coding DNA sequences which result from SEQ ID No. 1 by the degeneracy of the genetic code are also a constituent of the invention. In the same way, DNA sequences which hybridize with SEQ ID No. 1 or parts of SEQ ID No. 1 are a constituent of the invention. Conservative amino acid exchanges, such as e.g. exchange of glycine for alanine or of aspartic acid for glutamic acid in proteins, are furthermore known among experts as “sense mutations” which do not lead to a fundamental change in the activity of the protein, i.e. are of neutral function. It is furthermore known that changes on the N and/or C terminus of a protein cannot substantially impair or can even stabilize the function thereof. Information in this context can be found by the expert, inter alia, in Ben-Bassat et al. (Journal of Bacteriology 169:751-757 (1987)), in O'Regan et al. (Gene 77:237-251 (1989)), in Sahin-Toth et al. (Protein Sciences 3:240-247 (1994)), in Hochuli et al. (Bio/Technology 6:1321-1325 (1988)) and in known textbooks of genetics and molecular biology. Amino acid sequences which result in a corresponding manner from SEQ ID No. 2 are also a constituent of the invention.

[0071] In the same way, DNA sequences which hybridize with SEQ ID No. 1 or parts of SEQ ID No. 1 are a constituent of the invention. Finally, DNA sequences which are prepared by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using primers which result from SEQ ID No. 1 are a constituent of the invention. Such oligonucleotides typically have a length of at least 15 nucleotides.

[0072] Instructions for identifying DNA sequences by means of hybridization can be found by the expert, inter alia, in the handbook “The DIG System Users Guide for Filter Hybridization” from Boehringer Mannheim GmbH (Mannheim, Germany, 1993) and in Liebl et al. (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology (1991) 41: 255-260). The hybridization takes place under stringent conditions, that is to say only hybrids in which the probe and target sequence, i.e. the polynucleotides treated with the probe, are at least 70% identical are formed. It is known that the stringency of the hybridization, including the washing steps, is influenced or determined by varying the buffer composition, the temperature and the salt concentration. The hybridization reaction is preferably carried out under a relatively low stringency compared with the washing steps (Hybaid Hybridisation Guide, Hybaid Limited, Teddington, UK, 1996).

[0073] A 5×SSC buffer at a temperature of approx. 50° C.-68° C., for example, can be employed for the hybridization reaction. Probes can also hybridize here with polynucleotides which are less than 70% identical to the sequence of the probe. Such hybrids are less stable and are removed by washing under stringent conditions. This can be achieved, for example, by lowering the salt concentration to 2×SSC and optionally subsequently 0.5×SSC (The DIG System User's Guide for Filter Hybridisation, Boehringer Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany, 1995) a temperature of approx. 50° C.-68° C. being established. It is optionally possible to lower the salt concentration to 0.1×SSC. Polynucleotide fragments which are, for example, at least 70% or at least 80% or at least 90% to 95% identical to the sequence of the probe employed can be isolated by increasing the hybridization temperature stepwise from 50° C. to 68° C. in steps of approx. 1-2° C. Further instructions on hybridization are obtainable on the market in the form of so-called kits (e.g. DIG Easy Hyb from Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, Germany, Catalogue No. 1603558).

[0074] Instructions for amplification of DNA sequences with the aid of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can be found by the expert, inter alia, in the handbook by Gait: Oligonucleotide Synthesis: A Practical Approach (IRL Press, Oxford, UK, 1984) and in Newton and Graham: PCR (Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, 1994).

[0075] It has been found that Coryneform bacteria produce amino acids in an improved manner after over-expression of the ptsI gene.

[0076] To achieve an over-expression, the number of copies of the corresponding genes can be increased, or the promoter and regulation region or the ribosome binding site upstream of the structural gene can be mutated. Expression cassettes which are incorporated upstream of the structural gene act in the same way. By inducible promoters, it is additionally possible to increase the expression in the course of fermentative amino acid production. The expression is likewise improved by measures to prolong the life of the mRNA. Furthermore, the enzyme activity is also increased by preventing the degradation of the enzyme protein. The genes or gene constructs can either be present in plasmids with a varying number of copies, or can be integrated and amplified in the chromosome. Alternatively, an over-expression of the genes in question can furthermore be achieved by changing the composition of the media and the culture procedure.

[0077] Instructions in this context can be found by the expert, inter alia, in Martin et al. (Bio/Technology 5, 137-146 (1987)), in Guerrero et al. (Gene 138, 35-41 (1994)), Tsuchiya and Morinaga (Bio/Technology 6, 428-430 (1988)), in Eikmanns et al. (Gene 102, 93-98 (1991)), in EP 0 472 869, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,601,893, in Schwarzer and Pühler (Bio/Technology 9, 84-87 (1991), in Reinscheid et al. (Applied and Environmental Microbiology 60, 126-132 (1994)), in LaBarre et al. (Journal of Bacteriology 175, 1001-1007 (1993)), in WO 96/15246, in Malumbres et al. (Gene 134, 15-24 (1993)), in JP-A-10-229891, in Jensen and Hammer (Biotechnology and Bioengineering 58, 191-195 (1998)), in Makrides (Microbiological Reviews 60:512-538 (1996)) and in known textbooks of genetics and molecular biology.

[0078] By way of example, for enhancement the ptsI gene according to the invention was over-expressed with the aid of episomal plasmids. Suitable plasmids are those which are replicated in Coryneform bacteria. Numerous known plasmid vectors, such as e.g. pZ1 (Menkel et al., Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1989) 64: 549-554), pEKEx1 (Eikmanns et al., Gene 102:93-98 (1991)) or pHS2-1 (Sonnen et al., Gene 107:69-74 (1991)) are based on the cryptic plasmids pHM1519, pBL1 or pGA1. Other plasmid vectors, such as e.g. those based on pCG4 (U.S. Pat. No. 4,489,160), or pNG2 (Serwold-Davis et al., FEMS Microbiology Letters 66, 119-124 (1990)), or pAG1 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,158,891), can be used in the same manner.

[0079] Plasmid vectors which are furthermore suitable are also those with the aid of which the process of gene amplification by integration into the chromosome can be used, as has been described, for example, by Reinscheid et al. (Applied and Environmental Microbiology 60, 126-132 (1994)) for duplication or amplification of the hom-thrB operon. In this method, the complete gene is cloned in a plasmid vector which can replicate in a host (typically E. coli), but not in C. glutamicum. Possible vectors are, for example, pSUP301 (Simon et al., Bio/Technology 1, 784-791 (1983)), pK18mob or pK19mob (Schäfer et al., Gene 145, 69-73 (1994)), pGEM-T (Promega Corporation, Madison, Wis., USA), pCR2.1-TOPO (Shuman (1994). Journal of Biological Chemistry 269:32678-84; U.S. Pat. No. 5,487,993), pCR®Blunt (Invitrogen, Groningen, Holland; Bernard et al., Journal of Molecular Biology, 234: 534-541 (1993)), pEM1 (Schrumpf et al, 1991, Journal of Bacteriology 173:4510-4516) or pBGS8 (Spratt et al.,1986, Gene 41: 337-342). The plasmid vector which contains the gene to be amplified is then transferred into the desired strain of C. glutamicum by conjugation or transformation. The method of conjugation is described, for example, by Schäfer et al. (Applied and Environmental Microbiology 60, 756-759 (1994)). Methods for transformation are described, for example, by Thierbach et al. (Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 29, 356-362 (1988)), Dunican and Shivnan (Bio/Technology 7, 1067-1070 (1989)) and Tauch et al. (FEMS Microbiological Letters 123, 343-347 (1994)). After homologous recombination by means of a “cross over” event, the resulting strain contains at least two copies of the gene in question.

[0080] It has furthermore been found that amino acid exchanges in the section between position 134 to 140 of the amino acid sequence of enzyme I of the phosphotransferase system and/or amino acid exchanges in the section between position 120 and 127 of the amino acid sequence of enzyme I of the phosphotransferase system, shown in SEQ ID No. 2, improve the amino acid production, in particular the lysine production, of Coryneform bacteria.

[0081] Preferably, L-lysine at position 123 is exchanged for any other proteinogenic amino acid excluding L-lysine and/or L-arginine at position 137 is exchanged for any other proteinogenic amino acid excluding L-arginine.

[0082] At position 123, exchange for L-glutamic acid or L-aspartic acid, in particular L-glutamic acid, is preferred. At position 137, exchange for L-cysteine is preferred.

[0083] The base sequence of the allele ptsI-1547 contained in strain DM1547 is shown in SEQ ID No. 3. The ptsI-1547 allele codes for a protein of which the amino acid sequence is shown in SEQ ID No. 4. The protein contains L-glutamic acid at position 123 and L-cysteine at position 137. The DNA sequence of the ptsI-1547 allele (SEQ ID No. 3) contains the base guanine instead of the base adenine contained at position 520 in the ptsI wild-type gene (SEQ ID No. 1) and the base thymine instead of the base cytosine contained at position 562.

[0084] Conventional mutagenesis processes using mutagenic substances, such as, for example, N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine or ultraviolet light can be used for the mutagenesis. In vitro methods, such as, for example, a treatment with hydroxylamine (Miller, J. H.: A Short Course in Bacterial Genetics. A Laboratory Manual and Handbook for Escherichia coli and Related Bacteria, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, 1992) or mutagenic oligonucleotides (T. A. Brown: Gentechnologie fur Einsteiger [Genetic Engineering for Beginners], Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg, 1993) or the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) such as is described in the handbook by Newton and Graham (PCR, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg, 1994), can furthermore be used for the mutagenesis.

[0085] The corresponding alleles or mutations are sequenced and introduced into the chromosome by the method of gene replacement such as is described, for example, by Peters-Wendisch et al. (Microbiology 144, 915-927 (1998)) for the pyc gene of C. glutamicum, by Schäfer et al. (Gene 145: 69-73 (1994)) for the hom-thrB gene region of C. glutamicum or by Schäfer et al. (Journal of Bacteriology 176: 7309-7319 (1994)) for the cgl gene region of C. glutamicum. The corresponding alleles or the associated proteins can optionally be enhanced in turn.

[0086] In addition, it may be advantageous for the production of L-amino acids to enhance, in particular over-express one or more enzymes of the particular biosynthesis pathway, of glycolysis, of anaplerosis, of the citric acid cycle, of the pentose phosphate cycle, of amino acid export and optionally regulatory proteins, in addition to the ptsI gene.

[0087] Thus, for the preparation of L-amino acids, in addition to enhancement of the ptsI gene, one or more endogenous genes chosen from the group consisting of

[0088] the dapA gene which codes for dihydrodipicolinate synthase (EP-B 0 197 335),

[0089] the gap gene which codes for glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (Eikmanns (1992), Journal of Bacteriology 174:6076-6086),

[0090] the tpi gene which codes for triose phosphate isomerase (Eikmanns (1992), Journal of Bacteriology 174:6076-6086),

[0091] the pgk gene which codes for 3-phosphoglycerate kinase (Eikmanns (1992), Journal of Bacteriology 174:6076-6086),

[0092] the zwf gene which codes for glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (JP-A-09224661),

[0093] the pyc gene which codes for pyruvate carboxylase (DE-A-198 31 609),

[0094] the mqo gene which codes for malate-quinone oxidoreductase (Molenaar et al., European Journal of Biochemistry 254, 395-403 (1998)),

[0095] the lysC gene which codes for a feed-back resistant aspartate kinase (Accession No.P26512; EP-B-0387527; EP-A-0699759),

[0096] the lysE gene which codes for lysine export (DE-A-195 48 222),

[0097] the hom gene which codes for homoserine dehydrogenase (EP-A 0131171),

[0098] the ilvA gene which codes for threonine dehydratase (Möckel et al., Journal of Bacteriology (1992) 8065-8072)) or the ilvA(Fbr) allele which codes for a “feed back resistant” threonine dehydratase (Möckel et al., (1994) Molecular Microbiology 13: 833-842),

[0099] the ilvBN gene which codes for acetohydroxy-acid synthase (EP-B 0356739),

[0100] the ilvD gene which codes for dihydroxy-acid dehydratase (Sahm and Eggeling (1999) Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65: 1973-1979),

[0101] the zwa1 gene which codes for the Zwa1 protein (DE: 19959328.0, DSM 13115),

[0102] can be enhanced, in particular over-expressed.

[0103] It may furthermore be advantageous for the production of L-amino acids, in addition to the enhancement of the ptsI gene, for one or more genes chosen from the group consisting of:

[0104] the pck gene which codes for phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase (DE 199 50 409.1; DSM 13047),

[0105] the pgi gene which codes for glucose 6-phosphate isomerase (U.S. Ser. No. 09/396,478; DSM 12969),

[0106] the poxB gene which codes for pyruvate oxidase (DE: 1995 1975.7; DSM 13114),

[0107] the zwa2 gene which codes for the Zwa2 protein (DE: 19959327.2, DSM 13113)

[0108] to be attenuated, in particular reduced in expression.

[0109] The term “attenuation” in this connection describes the reduction or elimination of the intracellular activity of one or more enzymes (proteins) in a microorganism which are coded by the corresponding DNA, for example by using a weak promoter or using a gene or allele which codes for a corresponding enzyme with a low activity or inactivates the corresponding gene or enzyme (protein), and optionally combining these measures.

[0110] By attenuation measures, the activity or concentration of the corresponding protein is in general reduced to 0 to 75%, 0 to 50%, 0 to 25%, 0 to 10% or 0 to 5% of the activity or concentration of the wild-type protein or of the activity or concentration of the protein in the starting microorganism.

[0111] In addition to over-expression of the ptsI gene it may furthermore be advantageous for the production of amino acids to eliminate undesirable side reactions (Nakayama: “Breeding of Amino Acid Producing Microorganisms”, in: Overproduction of Microbial Products, Krumphanzl, Sikyta, Vanek (eds.), Academic Press, London, UK, 1982).

[0112] The invention also provides the microorganisms prepared according to the invention, and these can be cultured continuously or discontinuously in the batch process (batch culture) or in the fed batch (feed process) or repeated fed batch process (repetitive feed process) for the purpose of production of amino acids. A summary of known culture methods is described in the textbook by Chmiel (Bioprozesstechnik 1. Einführung in die Bioverfahrenstechnik [Bioprocess Technology 1. Introduction to Bioprocess Technology (Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1991)) or in the textbook by Storhas (Bioreaktoren und periphere Einrichtungen [Bioreactors and Peripheral Equipment] (Vieweg Verlag, Braunschweig/Wiesbaden, 1994)).

[0113] The culture medium to be used must meet the requirements of the particular strains in a suitable manner. Descriptions of culture media for various microorganisms are contained in the handbook “Manual of Methods for General Bacteriology” of the American Society for Bacteriology (Washington D.C., USA, 1981).

[0114] Sugars and carbohydrates, such as e.g. glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructose, maltose, molasses, starch and cellulose, oils and fats, such as e.g. soya oil, sunflower oil, groundnut oil and coconut fat, fatty acids, such as e.g. palmitic acid, stearic acid and linoleic acid, alcohols, such as e.g. glycerol and ethanol, and organic acids, such as e.g. acetic acid, can be used as the source of carbon. These substance can be used individually or as a mixture.

[0115] Organic nitrogen-containing compounds, such as peptones, yeast extract, meat extract, malt extract, corn steep liquor, soya bean flour and urea, or inorganic compounds, such as ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, ammonium phosphate, ammonium carbonate and ammonium nitrate, can be used as the source of nitrogen. The sources of nitrogen can be used individually or as a mixture.

[0116] Phosphoric acid, potassium dihydrogen phosphate or dipotassium hydrogen phosphate or the corresponding sodium-containing salts can be used as the source of phosphorus. The culture medium must furthermore comprise salts of metals, such as e.g. magnesium sulfate or iron sulfate, which are necessary for growth. Finally, essential growth substances, such as amino acids and vitamins, can be employed in addition to the above-mentioned substances. Suitable precursors can moreover be added to the culture medium. The starting substances mentioned can be added to the culture in the form of a single batch, or can be fed in during the culture in a suitable manner.

[0117] Basic compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonia or aqueous ammonia, or acid compounds, such as phosphoric acid or sulfuric acid, can be employed in a suitable manner to control the pH of the culture. Antifoams, such as e.g. fatty acid polyglycol esters, can be employed to control the development of foam. Suitable substances having a selective action, such as e.g. antibiotics, can be added to the medium to maintain the stability of plasmids. To maintain aerobic conditions, oxygen or oxygen-containing gas mixtures, such as e.g. air, are introduced into the culture. The temperature of the culture is usually 20° C. to 45° C., and preferably 25° C. to 40° C. Culturing is continued until a maximum of the desired product has formed. This target is usually reached within 10 hours to 160 hours.

[0118] Methods for the determination of L-amino acids are known from the prior art. The analysis can thus be carried out, for example, as described by Spackman et al. (Analytical Chemistry, 30, (1958), 1190) by ion exchange chromatography with subsequent ninhydrin derivation, or it can be carried out by reversed phase HPLC, for example as described by Lindroth et al. (Analytical Chemistry (1979) 51: 1167-1174).

[0119] A pure culture of the Corynebacterium glutamicum strain DM1547 was deposited on Jan. 16, 2001 at the Deutsche Sammlung für Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen (DSMZ=German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany) as DSM 13994 in accordance with the Budapest Treaty.

[0120] A pure culture of the Escherichia coli strain DH5alphamcr/pEC-K18mob2ptsIexp (=DH5amcr/pEC-K18mob2ptsIexp) was deposited on May 2, 2001 at the Deutsche Sammlung fur Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen (DSMZ=German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany) as DSM 14278 in accordance with the Budapest Treaty.

[0121] The process according to the invention is used for fermentative preparation of amino acids.

[0122] The present invention is explained in more detail in the following with the aid of embodiment examples.

[0123] The isolation of plasmid DNA from Escherichia coli and all techniques of restriction, Klenow and alkaline phosphatase treatment were carried out by the method of Sambrook et al. (Molecular Cloning. A Laboratory Manual (1989) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., USA).

[0124] Methods for transformation of Escherichia coli are also described in this handbook.

[0125] The composition of the usual nutrient media, such as LB or TY medium, can also be found in the handbook by Sambrook et al.

[0126] Having generally described this invention, a further understanding can be obtained by reference to certain specific examples which are provided herein for purposes of illustration only, and are not intended to be limiting unless otherwise specified.

EXAMPLES Example 1

[0127] Preparation of a Genomic Cosmid Gene Library from Corynebacterium Glutamicum ATCC 13032

[0128] Chromosomal DNA from Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 was isolated as described by Tauch et al. (1995, Plasmid 33:168-179) and partly cleaved with the restriction enzyme Sau3AI (Amersham Pharmacia, Freiburg, Germany, Product Description Sau3AI, Code no. 27-0913-02). The DNA fragments were dephosphorylated with shrimp alkaline phosphatase (Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, Germany, Product Description SAP, Code no. 1758250). The DNA of the cosmid vector SuperCos1 (Wahl et al. (1987.) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 84:2160-2164), obtained from Stratagene (La Jolla, USA, Product Description SuperCos1 Cosmid Vector Kit, Code no. 251301) was cleaved with the restriction enzyme XbaI (Amersham Pharmacia, Freiburg, Germany, Product Description XbaI, Code no. 27-0948-02) and likewise dephosphorylated with shrimp alkaline phosphatase.

[0129] The cosmid DNA was then cleaved with the restriction enzyme BamHI (Amersham Pharmacia, Freiburg, Germany, Product Description BamHI, Code no. 27-0868-04). The cosmid DNA treated in this manner was mixed with the treated ATCC13032 DNA and the batch was treated with T4 DNA ligase (Amersham Pharmacia, Freiburg, Germany, Product Description T4-DNA-Ligase, Code no.27-0870-04). The ligation mixture was then packed in phages with the aid of Gigapack II XL Packing Extract (Stratagene, La Jolla, USA, Product Description Gigapack II XL Packing Extract, Code no. 200217).

[0130] For infection of the E. coli strain NM554 (Raleigh et al. 1988, Nucleic Acid Research 16:1563-1575) the cells were taken up in 10 mM MgSO₄ and mixed with an aliquot of the phage suspension. The infection and titering of the cosmid library were carried out as described by Sambrook et al. (1989, Molecular Cloning: A laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor), the cells being plated out on LB agar (Lennox, 1955, Virology, 1:190) with 100 mg/l ampicillin. After incubation overnight at 37° C., recombinant individual clones were selected.

Example 2

[0131] Isolation and Sequencing of the ptsI Gene

[0132] The cosmid DNA of an individual colony was isolated with the Qiaprep Spin Miniprep Kit (Product No. 27106, Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and partly cleaved with the restriction enzyme Sau3AI (Amersham Pharmacia, Freiburg, Germany, Product Description Sau3AI, Product No. 27-0913-02). The DNA fragments were dephosphorylated with shrimp alkaline phosphatase (Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, Germany, Product Description SAP, Product No. 1758250). After separation by gel electrophoresis, the cosmid fragments in the size range of 1500 to 2000 bp were isolated with the QiaExII Gel Extraction Kit (Product No. 20021, Qiagen, Hilden, Germany).

[0133] The DNA of the sequencing vector pZero-1, obtained from Invitrogen (Groningen, Holland, Product Description Zero Background Cloning Kit, Product No. K2500-01), was cleaved with the restriction enzyme BamHI (Amersham Pharmacia, Freiburg, Germany, Product Description BamHI, Product No. 27-0868-04). The ligation of the cosmid fragments in the sequencing vector pZero-1 was carried out as described by Sambrook et al. (1989, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor), the DNA mixture being incubated overnight with T4 ligase (Pharmacia Biotech, Freiburg, Germany). This ligation mixture was then electroporated (Tauch et al. 1994, FEMS Microbiol Letters, 123:343-7) into the E. coli strain DH5αMCR (Grant, 1990, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 87:4645-4649) and plated out on LB agar (Lennox, 1955, Virology, 1:190) with 50 mg/l zeocin.

[0134] The plasmid preparation of the recombinant clones was carried out with the Biorobot 9600 (Product No. 900200, Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). The sequencing was carried out by the dideoxy chain termination method of Sanger et al. (1977, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 74:5463-5467) with modifications according to Zimmermann et al. (1990, Nucleic Acids Research, 18:1067). The “RR dRhodamin Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit” from PE Applied Biosystems (Product No. 403044, Weiterstadt, Germany) was used. The separation by gel electrophoresis and analysis of the sequencing reaction were carried out in a “Rotiphoresis NF Acrylamide/Bisacrylamide” Gel (29:1) (Product No. A124.1, Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany) with the “ABI Prism 377” sequencer from PE Applied Biosystems (Weiterstadt, Germany).

[0135] The raw sequence data obtained were then processed using the Staden program package (1986, Nucleic Acids Research, 14:217-231) version 97-0. The individual sequences of the pZero1 derivatives were assembled to a continuous contig. The computer-assisted coding region analysis was prepared with the XNIP program (Staden, 1986, Nucleic Acids Research, 14:217-231).

[0136] The resulting nucleotide sequence is shown in SEQ ID No. 1. Analysis of the nucleotide sequence showed an open reading frame of 1707 base pairs, which was called the ptsI gene. The ptsI gene codes for a protein of 568 amino acids.

[0137] The DNA section lying upstream of SEQ ID No. 1 was identified in the same way, this section being shown in SEQ ID No. 5. The ptsI gene region extended by SEQ ID No. 5 is shown in SEQ ID No. 6.

Example 3

[0138] Preparation of a Shuttle Vector pEC-K18mob2ptsIexp for Enhancement of the ptsI Gene in C. Glutamicum

[0139] 3.1 Cloning of the ptsI Gene in the Vector pCR®Blunt II

[0140] From the strain ATCC 13032, chromosomal DNA was isolated by the method of Eikmanns et al. (Microbiology 140: 1817-1828 (1994)). On the basis of the sequence of the ptsI gene known for C. glutamicum from example 2, the following oligonucleotides were chosen for the polymerase chain reaction (see also SEQ ID No. 8 and SEQ ID No. 9): ptsI2exp1: 5′-GGC TGA CCA TGC TTA ACC TC-3′ ptsI2exp2: 5′-AGA CTG CTG CGT CGA TCA CT-3′

[0141] The primers shown were synthesized by ARK Scientific GmbH Biosystems (Darmstadt, Germany) and the PCR reaction was carried out by the standard PCR method of Innis et al. (PCR Protocols. A Guide to Methods and Applications, 1990, Academic Press) with Pwo-Polymerase from Roche Diagnostics GmbH (Mannheim, Germany). With the aid of the polymerase chain reaction, the primers allow amplification of a DNA fragment approx. 2121 bp in size, which carries the ptsI gene with the potential promoter region. The DNA sequence of the amplified DNA fragment was checked by sequencing.

[0142] The amplified DNA fragment was ligated with the Zero Blunt™ Kit of Invitrogen Corporation (Carlsbad, Calif., USA; Catalogue Number K2700-20) in den vector pCR®Blunt II (Bernard et al., Journal of Molecular Biology, 234: 534-541 (1993)).

[0143] The E. coli strain TOP10 was then electroporated with the ligation batch (Hanahan, In: DNA cloning. A Practical Approach. Vol. I, IRL-Press, Oxford, Washington D.C., USA, 1985). Selection for plasmid-carrying cells was made by plating out the transformation batch on LB agar (Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual. 2^(nd) Ed, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989), which had been supplemented with 25 mg/l kanamycin. Plasmid DNA was isolated from a transformant with the aid of the QIAprep Spin Miniprep Kit from Qiagen and checked by restriction with the restriction enzyme EcoRI and subsequent agarose gel electrophoresis (0.8%). The plasmid was called pCRB1-ptsIexp.

[0144] 3.2 Preparation of the E. Coli-C. glutamicum Shuttle Vector pEC-K18mob2

[0145] The E. coli-C. glutamicum shuttle vector was constructed according to the prior art. The vector contains the replication region rep of the plasmid pGA1 including the replication effector per (U.S. Pat. No. 5,175,108; Nesvera et al., Journal of Bacteriology 179, 1525-1532 (1997)), the kanamycin resistance-imparting aph(3′)-IIa gene of the transposon Tn5 (Beck et al., Gene 19, 327-336 (1982)), the replication region oriV of the plasmid pMB1 (Sutcliffe, Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology 43, 77-90 (1979)), the lacZα gene fragment including the lac promoter and a multiple cloning site (mcs) (Norrander, J. M. et al., Gene 26, 101-106 (1983)) and the mob region of the plasmid RP4 (Simon et al., Bio/Technology 1:784-791 (1983)).

[0146] The vector pEC-K18mob2 constructed was transferred into C. glutamicum DSM5715 by means of electroporation (Liebl et al., 1989, FEMS Microbiology Letters, 53:299-303). Selection of the transformants took place on LBHIS agar comprising 18.5 g/l brain-heart infusion broth, 0.5 M sorbitol, 5 g/l Bacto-tryptone, 2.5 g/l Bacto-yeast extract, 5 g/l NaCl and 18 g/l Bacto-agar, which had been supplemented with 25 mg/l kanamycin. Incubation was carried out for 2 days at 33° C.

[0147] Plasmid DNA was isolated from a transformant by conventional methods (Peters-Wendisch et al., 1998, Microbiology, 144, 915-927), cleaved with the restriction endonucleases EcoRI and HindIII, and the plasmid was checked by subsequent agarose gel electrophoresis.

[0148] The plasmid construction thus obtained was called pEC-K18mob2 and is shown in FIG. 1. The strain obtained by electroporation of the plasmid pEC-K18mob2 in the C. glutamicum strain DSM5715 was called DSM5715/pEC-K18mob2 and deposited on Jan. 20, 2000 as DSM 13245 at the. Deutsche Sammlung für Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen (DSMZ=German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany) in accordance with the Budapest Treaty.

[0149] 3.3 Cloning of ptsI in the E. Coli-C. Glutamicum Shuttle Vector pEC-K18mob2

[0150] For cloning of the ptsI gene in the E. coli-C. glutamicum shuttle vector pEC-K18mob2 described in example 3.2, plasmid DNA of pEC-K18mob2 was cleaved completely with the restriction endonuclease EcoRI and treated with alkaline phosphatase (Alkaline Phosphatase, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, Germany).

[0151] The vector pCRBl-ptsIexp was isolated from Escherichia coli Top10 and cleaved completely with the restriction endonuclease EcoRI and the fragment approx. 2140 bp in size with the ptsI gene was purified from a 0.8% agarose gel (QIAquick Gel Extraction Kit der Firma Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). The fragment with the ptsI gene was then ligated with the vector pEC-K18mob2 (T4-Ligase, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim; Germany). The ligation batch was transformed in the E. coli strain DH5αmcr (Hanahan, In: DNA cloning. A Practical Approach. Vol. I, IRL-Press, Oxford, Washington D.C., USA). Selection for plasmid-carrying cells was made by plating out the transformation batch on LB agar (Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual. 2^(nd) Ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989), which had been supplemented with 25 mg/l kanamycin. Plasmid DNA was isolated from a transformant with the aid of the QIAprep Spin Miniprep Kit from Qiagen (Hilden, Germany) and checked by treatment with the restriction enzyme PstI with subsequent agarose gel electrophoresis. The plasmid was called pEC-K18mob2ptsIexp and is shown in FIG. 2.

[0152] The abbreviations and designations used have the following meaning: Kan: Resistance gene for kanamycin per: Gene for control of the number of copies from pGA1 oriV: ColE1-similar origin from pMB1 rep: Plasmid-coded replication region from C. glutamicum plasmid pGA1 RP4mob: RP4 mobilization site ptsI: ptsI gene from C. glutamicum EcoRI: Cleavage site of the restriction enzyme EcoRI HindIII: Cleavage site of the restriction enzyme HindIII PstI: Cleavage site of the restriction enzyme PstI

[0153] Obviously, numerous modifications and variations on the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein.

1 9 1 2005 DNA Corynebacterium glutamicum CDS (154)..(1857) ptsI gene 1 gacgatggtc tcaacgtatg aaatatggtg atcgcttaac aacacgctat gttgatatgt 60 gtttgtttgt caatatccaa atgtttgaat agttgcacaa ctgttggttt tgtggtgatc 120 ttgaggaaat taactcaatg attgtgagga tgg gtg gct act gtg gct gat gtg 174 Val Ala Thr Val Ala Asp Val 1 5 aat caa gac act gta ctg aag ggc acc ggc gtt gtc ggt gga gtc cgt 222 Asn Gln Asp Thr Val Leu Lys Gly Thr Gly Val Val Gly Gly Val Arg 10 15 20 tat gca agc gcg gtg tgg att acc cca cgc ccc gaa cta ccc caa gca 270 Tyr Ala Ser Ala Val Trp Ile Thr Pro Arg Pro Glu Leu Pro Gln Ala 25 30 35 ggc gaa gtc gtc gcc gaa gaa aac cgt gaa gca gag cag gag cgt ttc 318 Gly Glu Val Val Ala Glu Glu Asn Arg Glu Ala Glu Gln Glu Arg Phe 40 45 50 55 gac gcc gct gca gcc aca gtc tct tct cgt ttg ctt gag cgc tcc gaa 366 Asp Ala Ala Ala Ala Thr Val Ser Ser Arg Leu Leu Glu Arg Ser Glu 60 65 70 gct gct gaa gga cca gca gct gag gtg ctt aaa gct act gct ggc atg 414 Ala Ala Glu Gly Pro Ala Ala Glu Val Leu Lys Ala Thr Ala Gly Met 75 80 85 gtc aat gac cgt ggc tgg cgt aag gct gtc atc aag ggt gtc aag ggt 462 Val Asn Asp Arg Gly Trp Arg Lys Ala Val Ile Lys Gly Val Lys Gly 90 95 100 ggt cac cct gcg gaa tac gcc gtg gtt gca gca aca acc aag ttc atc 510 Gly His Pro Ala Glu Tyr Ala Val Val Ala Ala Thr Thr Lys Phe Ile 105 110 115 tcc atg ttc aaa gcc gca ggc ggc ctg atc gcg gag cgc acc aca gac 558 Ser Met Phe Lys Ala Ala Gly Gly Leu Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr Thr Asp 120 125 130 135 ttg cgc gac atc cgc gac cgc gtc atc gca gaa ctt cgt ggc gat gaa 606 Leu Arg Asp Ile Arg Asp Arg Val Ile Ala Glu Leu Arg Gly Asp Glu 140 145 150 gag cca ggt ctg cca gct gtt tcc gga cag gtc att ctc ttt gca gat 654 Glu Pro Gly Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Gly Gln Val Ile Leu Phe Ala Asp 155 160 165 gac ctc tcc cca gca gac acc gcg gca cta gac aca gat ctc ttt gtg 702 Asp Leu Ser Pro Ala Asp Thr Ala Ala Leu Asp Thr Asp Leu Phe Val 170 175 180 gga ctt gtc act gag ctg ggt ggc cca acg agc cac acc gcg atc atc 750 Gly Leu Val Thr Glu Leu Gly Gly Pro Thr Ser His Thr Ala Ile Ile 185 190 195 gca cgc cag ctc aac gtg cct tgc atc gtc gca tcc ggc gcc ggc atc 798 Ala Arg Gln Leu Asn Val Pro Cys Ile Val Ala Ser Gly Ala Gly Ile 200 205 210 215 aag gac atc aag tcc ggc gaa aag gtg ctt atc gac ggc agc ctc ggc 846 Lys Asp Ile Lys Ser Gly Glu Lys Val Leu Ile Asp Gly Ser Leu Gly 220 225 230 acc att gac cgc aac gcg gac gaa gct gaa gca acc aag ctc gtc tcc 894 Thr Ile Asp Arg Asn Ala Asp Glu Ala Glu Ala Thr Lys Leu Val Ser 235 240 245 gag tcc ctc gag cgc gct gct cgc atc gcc gag tgg aag ggt cct gca 942 Glu Ser Leu Glu Arg Ala Ala Arg Ile Ala Glu Trp Lys Gly Pro Ala 250 255 260 caa acc aag gac ggc tac cgc gtt cag ctg ttg gcc aac gtc caa gac 990 Gln Thr Lys Asp Gly Tyr Arg Val Gln Leu Leu Ala Asn Val Gln Asp 265 270 275 ggc aac tct gca cag cag gct gca cag acc gaa gca gaa ggc atc ggc 1038 Gly Asn Ser Ala Gln Gln Ala Ala Gln Thr Glu Ala Glu Gly Ile Gly 280 285 290 295 ctg ttc cgc acc gaa ctg tgc ttc ctt tcc gcc acc gaa gag cca agc 1086 Leu Phe Arg Thr Glu Leu Cys Phe Leu Ser Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Ser 300 305 310 gtt gat gag cag gct gcg gtc tac tca aag gtg ctt gaa gca ttc cca 1134 Val Asp Glu Gln Ala Ala Val Tyr Ser Lys Val Leu Glu Ala Phe Pro 315 320 325 gag tcc aag gtc gtt gtc cgc tcc ctc gac gca ggt tct gac aag cca 1182 Glu Ser Lys Val Val Val Arg Ser Leu Asp Ala Gly Ser Asp Lys Pro 330 335 340 gtt cca ttc gca tcg atg gct gat gag atg aac cca gca ctg ggt gtt 1230 Val Pro Phe Ala Ser Met Ala Asp Glu Met Asn Pro Ala Leu Gly Val 345 350 355 cgt ggc ctg cgt atc gca cgt gga cag gtt gat ctg ctg act cgc cag 1278 Arg Gly Leu Arg Ile Ala Arg Gly Gln Val Asp Leu Leu Thr Arg Gln 360 365 370 375 ctc gac gca att gcg aag gcc agc gaa gaa ctc ggc cgt ggc gac gac 1326 Leu Asp Ala Ile Ala Lys Ala Ser Glu Glu Leu Gly Arg Gly Asp Asp 380 385 390 gcc cca acc tgg gtt atg gct cca atg gtg gct acc gct tat gaa gca 1374 Ala Pro Thr Trp Val Met Ala Pro Met Val Ala Thr Ala Tyr Glu Ala 395 400 405 aag tgg ttt gct gac atg tgc cgt gag cgt ggc cta atc gcc ggc gcc 1422 Lys Trp Phe Ala Asp Met Cys Arg Glu Arg Gly Leu Ile Ala Gly Ala 410 415 420 atg atc gaa gtt cca gca gca tcc ctg atg gca gac aag atc atg cct 1470 Met Ile Glu Val Pro Ala Ala Ser Leu Met Ala Asp Lys Ile Met Pro 425 430 435 cac ctg gac ttt gtt tcc atc ggt acc aac gac ctg acc cag tac acc 1518 His Leu Asp Phe Val Ser Ile Gly Thr Asn Asp Leu Thr Gln Tyr Thr 440 445 450 455 atg gca gcg gac cgc atg tct cct gag ctt gcc tac ctg acc gat cct 1566 Met Ala Ala Asp Arg Met Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Tyr Leu Thr Asp Pro 460 465 470 tgg cag cca gca gtc ctg cgc ctg atc aag cac acc tgt gac gaa ggt 1614 Trp Gln Pro Ala Val Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys His Thr Cys Asp Glu Gly 475 480 485 gct cgc ttt aac acc ccg gtc ggt gtt tgt ggt gaa gca gca gca gac 1662 Ala Arg Phe Asn Thr Pro Val Gly Val Cys Gly Glu Ala Ala Ala Asp 490 495 500 cca ctg ttg gca act gtc ctc acc ggt ctt ggc gtg aac tcc ctg tcc 1710 Pro Leu Leu Ala Thr Val Leu Thr Gly Leu Gly Val Asn Ser Leu Ser 505 510 515 gca gca tcc act gct ctc gca gca gtc ggt gca aag ctg tca gag gtc 1758 Ala Ala Ser Thr Ala Leu Ala Ala Val Gly Ala Lys Leu Ser Glu Val 520 525 530 535 acc ctg gaa acc tgt aag aag gca gca gaa gca gca ctt gac gct gaa 1806 Thr Leu Glu Thr Cys Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Glu 540 545 550 ggt gca act gaa gca cgc gat gct gta cgc gca gtg atc gac gca gca 1854 Gly Ala Thr Glu Ala Arg Asp Ala Val Arg Ala Val Ile Asp Ala Ala 555 560 565 gtc taaaccactg ttgagctaaa aagcctcaaa ttcctgtgtg ggaatttgag 1907 Val gctttttgcg tggtctaaag cgatttgatg accacgtgct ccgcccgaag cttatcgggt 1967 gtgggaatgt agttgtccca ctcactgcct tcagcgtt 2005 2 568 PRT Corynebacterium glutamicum 2 Val Ala Thr Val Ala Asp Val Asn Gln Asp Thr Val Leu Lys Gly Thr 1 5 10 15 Gly Val Val Gly Gly Val Arg Tyr Ala Ser Ala Val Trp Ile Thr Pro 20 25 30 Arg Pro Glu Leu Pro Gln Ala Gly Glu Val Val Ala Glu Glu Asn Arg 35 40 45 Glu Ala Glu Gln Glu Arg Phe Asp Ala Ala Ala Ala Thr Val Ser Ser 50 55 60 Arg Leu Leu Glu Arg Ser Glu Ala Ala Glu Gly Pro Ala Ala Glu Val 65 70 75 80 Leu Lys Ala Thr Ala Gly Met Val Asn Asp Arg Gly Trp Arg Lys Ala 85 90 95 Val Ile Lys Gly Val Lys Gly Gly His Pro Ala Glu Tyr Ala Val Val 100 105 110 Ala Ala Thr Thr Lys Phe Ile Ser Met Phe Lys Ala Ala Gly Gly Leu 115 120 125 Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr Thr Asp Leu Arg Asp Ile Arg Asp Arg Val Ile 130 135 140 Ala Glu Leu Arg Gly Asp Glu Glu Pro Gly Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Gly 145 150 155 160 Gln Val Ile Leu Phe Ala Asp Asp Leu Ser Pro Ala Asp Thr Ala Ala 165 170 175 Leu Asp Thr Asp Leu Phe Val Gly Leu Val Thr Glu Leu Gly Gly Pro 180 185 190 Thr Ser His Thr Ala Ile Ile Ala Arg Gln Leu Asn Val Pro Cys Ile 195 200 205 Val Ala Ser Gly Ala Gly Ile Lys Asp Ile Lys Ser Gly Glu Lys Val 210 215 220 Leu Ile Asp Gly Ser Leu Gly Thr Ile Asp Arg Asn Ala Asp Glu Ala 225 230 235 240 Glu Ala Thr Lys Leu Val Ser Glu Ser Leu Glu Arg Ala Ala Arg Ile 245 250 255 Ala Glu Trp Lys Gly Pro Ala Gln Thr Lys Asp Gly Tyr Arg Val Gln 260 265 270 Leu Leu Ala Asn Val Gln Asp Gly Asn Ser Ala Gln Gln Ala Ala Gln 275 280 285 Thr Glu Ala Glu Gly Ile Gly Leu Phe Arg Thr Glu Leu Cys Phe Leu 290 295 300 Ser Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Ser Val Asp Glu Gln Ala Ala Val Tyr Ser 305 310 315 320 Lys Val Leu Glu Ala Phe Pro Glu Ser Lys Val Val Val Arg Ser Leu 325 330 335 Asp Ala Gly Ser Asp Lys Pro Val Pro Phe Ala Ser Met Ala Asp Glu 340 345 350 Met Asn Pro Ala Leu Gly Val Arg Gly Leu Arg Ile Ala Arg Gly Gln 355 360 365 Val Asp Leu Leu Thr Arg Gln Leu Asp Ala Ile Ala Lys Ala Ser Glu 370 375 380 Glu Leu Gly Arg Gly Asp Asp Ala Pro Thr Trp Val Met Ala Pro Met 385 390 395 400 Val Ala Thr Ala Tyr Glu Ala Lys Trp Phe Ala Asp Met Cys Arg Glu 405 410 415 Arg Gly Leu Ile Ala Gly Ala Met Ile Glu Val Pro Ala Ala Ser Leu 420 425 430 Met Ala Asp Lys Ile Met Pro His Leu Asp Phe Val Ser Ile Gly Thr 435 440 445 Asn Asp Leu Thr Gln Tyr Thr Met Ala Ala Asp Arg Met Ser Pro Glu 450 455 460 Leu Ala Tyr Leu Thr Asp Pro Trp Gln Pro Ala Val Leu Arg Leu Ile 465 470 475 480 Lys His Thr Cys Asp Glu Gly Ala Arg Phe Asn Thr Pro Val Gly Val 485 490 495 Cys Gly Glu Ala Ala Ala Asp Pro Leu Leu Ala Thr Val Leu Thr Gly 500 505 510 Leu Gly Val Asn Ser Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Thr Ala Leu Ala Ala Val 515 520 525 Gly Ala Lys Leu Ser Glu Val Thr Leu Glu Thr Cys Lys Lys Ala Ala 530 535 540 Glu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Glu Gly Ala Thr Glu Ala Arg Asp Ala Val 545 550 555 560 Arg Ala Val Ile Asp Ala Ala Val 565 3 2005 DNA Corynebacterium glutamicum CDS (154)..(1857) Allele ptsI-1547 3 gacgatggtc tcaacgtatg aaatatggtg atcgcttaac aacacgctat gttgatatgt 60 gtttgtttgt caatatccaa atgtttgaat agttgcacaa ctgttggttt tgtggtgatc 120 ttgaggaaat taactcaatg attgtgagga tgg gtg gct act gtg gct gat gtg 174 Val Ala Thr Val Ala Asp Val 1 5 aat caa gac act gta ctg aag ggc acc ggc gtt gtc ggt gga gtc cgt 222 Asn Gln Asp Thr Val Leu Lys Gly Thr Gly Val Val Gly Gly Val Arg 10 15 20 tat gca agc gcg gtg tgg att acc cca cgc ccc gaa cta ccc caa gca 270 Tyr Ala Ser Ala Val Trp Ile Thr Pro Arg Pro Glu Leu Pro Gln Ala 25 30 35 ggc gaa gtc gtc gcc gaa gaa aac cgt gaa gca gag cag gag cgt ttc 318 Gly Glu Val Val Ala Glu Glu Asn Arg Glu Ala Glu Gln Glu Arg Phe 40 45 50 55 gac gcc gct gca gcc aca gtc tct tct cgt ttg ctt gag cgc tcc gaa 366 Asp Ala Ala Ala Ala Thr Val Ser Ser Arg Leu Leu Glu Arg Ser Glu 60 65 70 gct gct gaa gga cca gca gct gag gtg ctt aaa gct act gct ggc atg 414 Ala Ala Glu Gly Pro Ala Ala Glu Val Leu Lys Ala Thr Ala Gly Met 75 80 85 gtc aat gac cgt ggc tgg cgt aag gct gtc atc aag ggt gtc aag ggt 462 Val Asn Asp Arg Gly Trp Arg Lys Ala Val Ile Lys Gly Val Lys Gly 90 95 100 ggt cac cct gcg gaa tac gcc gtg gtt gca gca aca acc aag ttc atc 510 Gly His Pro Ala Glu Tyr Ala Val Val Ala Ala Thr Thr Lys Phe Ile 105 110 115 tcc atg ttc gaa gcc gca ggc ggc ctg atc gcg gag cgc acc aca gac 558 Ser Met Phe Glu Ala Ala Gly Gly Leu Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr Thr Asp 120 125 130 135 ttg tgc gac atc cgc gac cgc gtc atc gca gaa ctt cgt ggc gat gaa 606 Leu Cys Asp Ile Arg Asp Arg Val Ile Ala Glu Leu Arg Gly Asp Glu 140 145 150 gag cca ggt ctg cca gct gtt tcc gga cag gtc att ctc ttt gca gat 654 Glu Pro Gly Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Gly Gln Val Ile Leu Phe Ala Asp 155 160 165 gac ctc tcc cca gca gac acc gcg gca cta gac aca gat ctc ttt gtg 702 Asp Leu Ser Pro Ala Asp Thr Ala Ala Leu Asp Thr Asp Leu Phe Val 170 175 180 gga ctt gtc act gag ctg ggt ggc cca acg agc cac acc gcg atc atc 750 Gly Leu Val Thr Glu Leu Gly Gly Pro Thr Ser His Thr Ala Ile Ile 185 190 195 gca cgc cag ctc aac gtg cct tgc atc gtc gca tcc ggc gcc ggc atc 798 Ala Arg Gln Leu Asn Val Pro Cys Ile Val Ala Ser Gly Ala Gly Ile 200 205 210 215 aag gac atc aag tcc ggc gaa aag gtg ctt atc gac ggc agc ctc ggc 846 Lys Asp Ile Lys Ser Gly Glu Lys Val Leu Ile Asp Gly Ser Leu Gly 220 225 230 acc att gac cgc aac gcg gac gaa gct gaa gca acc aag ctc gtc tcc 894 Thr Ile Asp Arg Asn Ala Asp Glu Ala Glu Ala Thr Lys Leu Val Ser 235 240 245 gag tcc ctc gag cgc gct gct cgc atc gcc gag tgg aag ggt cct gca 942 Glu Ser Leu Glu Arg Ala Ala Arg Ile Ala Glu Trp Lys Gly Pro Ala 250 255 260 caa acc aag gac ggc tac cgc gtt cag ctg ttg gcc aac gtc caa gac 990 Gln Thr Lys Asp Gly Tyr Arg Val Gln Leu Leu Ala Asn Val Gln Asp 265 270 275 ggc aac tct gca cag cag gct gca cag acc gaa gca gaa ggc atc ggc 1038 Gly Asn Ser Ala Gln Gln Ala Ala Gln Thr Glu Ala Glu Gly Ile Gly 280 285 290 295 ctg ttc cgc acc gaa ctg tgc ttc ctt tcc gcc acc gaa gag cca agc 1086 Leu Phe Arg Thr Glu Leu Cys Phe Leu Ser Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Ser 300 305 310 gtt gat gag cag gct gcg gtc tac tca aag gtg ctt gaa gca ttc cca 1134 Val Asp Glu Gln Ala Ala Val Tyr Ser Lys Val Leu Glu Ala Phe Pro 315 320 325 gag tcc aag gtc gtt gtc cgc tcc ctc gac gca ggt tct gac aag cca 1182 Glu Ser Lys Val Val Val Arg Ser Leu Asp Ala Gly Ser Asp Lys Pro 330 335 340 gtt cca ttc gca tcg atg gct gat gag atg aac cca gca ctg ggt gtt 1230 Val Pro Phe Ala Ser Met Ala Asp Glu Met Asn Pro Ala Leu Gly Val 345 350 355 cgt ggc ctg cgt atc gca cgt gga cag gtt gat ctg ctg act cgc cag 1278 Arg Gly Leu Arg Ile Ala Arg Gly Gln Val Asp Leu Leu Thr Arg Gln 360 365 370 375 ctc gac gca att gcg aag gcc agc gaa gaa ctc ggc cgt ggc gac gac 1326 Leu Asp Ala Ile Ala Lys Ala Ser Glu Glu Leu Gly Arg Gly Asp Asp 380 385 390 gcc cca acc tgg gtt atg gct cca atg gtg gct acc gct tat gaa gca 1374 Ala Pro Thr Trp Val Met Ala Pro Met Val Ala Thr Ala Tyr Glu Ala 395 400 405 aag tgg ttt gct gac atg tgc cgt gag cgt ggc cta atc gcc ggc gcc 1422 Lys Trp Phe Ala Asp Met Cys Arg Glu Arg Gly Leu Ile Ala Gly Ala 410 415 420 atg atc gaa gtt cca gca gca tcc ctg atg gca gac aag atc atg cct 1470 Met Ile Glu Val Pro Ala Ala Ser Leu Met Ala Asp Lys Ile Met Pro 425 430 435 cac ctg gac ttt gtt tcc atc ggt acc aac gac ctg acc cag tac acc 1518 His Leu Asp Phe Val Ser Ile Gly Thr Asn Asp Leu Thr Gln Tyr Thr 440 445 450 455 atg gca gcg gac cgc atg tct cct gag ctt gcc tac ctg acc gat cct 1566 Met Ala Ala Asp Arg Met Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Tyr Leu Thr Asp Pro 460 465 470 tgg cag cca gca gtc ctg cgc ctg atc aag cac acc tgt gac gaa ggt 1614 Trp Gln Pro Ala Val Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys His Thr Cys Asp Glu Gly 475 480 485 gct cgc ttt aac acc ccg gtc ggt gtt tgt ggt gaa gca gca gca gac 1662 Ala Arg Phe Asn Thr Pro Val Gly Val Cys Gly Glu Ala Ala Ala Asp 490 495 500 cca ctg ttg gca act gtc ctc acc ggt ctt ggc gtg aac tcc ctg tcc 1710 Pro Leu Leu Ala Thr Val Leu Thr Gly Leu Gly Val Asn Ser Leu Ser 505 510 515 gca gca tcc act gct ctc gca gca gtc ggt gca aag ctg tca gag gtc 1758 Ala Ala Ser Thr Ala Leu Ala Ala Val Gly Ala Lys Leu Ser Glu Val 520 525 530 535 acc ctg gaa acc tgt aag aag gca gca gaa gca gca ctt gac gct gaa 1806 Thr Leu Glu Thr Cys Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Glu 540 545 550 ggt gca act gaa gca cgc gat gct gta cgc gca gtg atc gac gca gca 1854 Gly Ala Thr Glu Ala Arg Asp Ala Val Arg Ala Val Ile Asp Ala Ala 555 560 565 gtc taaaccactg ttgagctaaa aagcctcaaa ttcctgtgtg ggaatttgag 1907 Val gctttttgcg tggtctaaag cgatttgatg accacgtgct ccgcccgaag cttatcgggt 1967 gtgggaatgt agttgtccca ctcactgcct tcagcgtt 2005 4 568 PRT Corynebacterium glutamicum 4 Val Ala Thr Val Ala Asp Val Asn Gln Asp Thr Val Leu Lys Gly Thr 1 5 10 15 Gly Val Val Gly Gly Val Arg Tyr Ala Ser Ala Val Trp Ile Thr Pro 20 25 30 Arg Pro Glu Leu Pro Gln Ala Gly Glu Val Val Ala Glu Glu Asn Arg 35 40 45 Glu Ala Glu Gln Glu Arg Phe Asp Ala Ala Ala Ala Thr Val Ser Ser 50 55 60 Arg Leu Leu Glu Arg Ser Glu Ala Ala Glu Gly Pro Ala Ala Glu Val 65 70 75 80 Leu Lys Ala Thr Ala Gly Met Val Asn Asp Arg Gly Trp Arg Lys Ala 85 90 95 Val Ile Lys Gly Val Lys Gly Gly His Pro Ala Glu Tyr Ala Val Val 100 105 110 Ala Ala Thr Thr Lys Phe Ile Ser Met Phe Glu Ala Ala Gly Gly Leu 115 120 125 Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr Thr Asp Leu Cys Asp Ile Arg Asp Arg Val Ile 130 135 140 Ala Glu Leu Arg Gly Asp Glu Glu Pro Gly Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Gly 145 150 155 160 Gln Val Ile Leu Phe Ala Asp Asp Leu Ser Pro Ala Asp Thr Ala Ala 165 170 175 Leu Asp Thr Asp Leu Phe Val Gly Leu Val Thr Glu Leu Gly Gly Pro 180 185 190 Thr Ser His Thr Ala Ile Ile Ala Arg Gln Leu Asn Val Pro Cys Ile 195 200 205 Val Ala Ser Gly Ala Gly Ile Lys Asp Ile Lys Ser Gly Glu Lys Val 210 215 220 Leu Ile Asp Gly Ser Leu Gly Thr Ile Asp Arg Asn Ala Asp Glu Ala 225 230 235 240 Glu Ala Thr Lys Leu Val Ser Glu Ser Leu Glu Arg Ala Ala Arg Ile 245 250 255 Ala Glu Trp Lys Gly Pro Ala Gln Thr Lys Asp Gly Tyr Arg Val Gln 260 265 270 Leu Leu Ala Asn Val Gln Asp Gly Asn Ser Ala Gln Gln Ala Ala Gln 275 280 285 Thr Glu Ala Glu Gly Ile Gly Leu Phe Arg Thr Glu Leu Cys Phe Leu 290 295 300 Ser Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Ser Val Asp Glu Gln Ala Ala Val Tyr Ser 305 310 315 320 Lys Val Leu Glu Ala Phe Pro Glu Ser Lys Val Val Val Arg Ser Leu 325 330 335 Asp Ala Gly Ser Asp Lys Pro Val Pro Phe Ala Ser Met Ala Asp Glu 340 345 350 Met Asn Pro Ala Leu Gly Val Arg Gly Leu Arg Ile Ala Arg Gly Gln 355 360 365 Val Asp Leu Leu Thr Arg Gln Leu Asp Ala Ile Ala Lys Ala Ser Glu 370 375 380 Glu Leu Gly Arg Gly Asp Asp Ala Pro Thr Trp Val Met Ala Pro Met 385 390 395 400 Val Ala Thr Ala Tyr Glu Ala Lys Trp Phe Ala Asp Met Cys Arg Glu 405 410 415 Arg Gly Leu Ile Ala Gly Ala Met Ile Glu Val Pro Ala Ala Ser Leu 420 425 430 Met Ala Asp Lys Ile Met Pro His Leu Asp Phe Val Ser Ile Gly Thr 435 440 445 Asn Asp Leu Thr Gln Tyr Thr Met Ala Ala Asp Arg Met Ser Pro Glu 450 455 460 Leu Ala Tyr Leu Thr Asp Pro Trp Gln Pro Ala Val Leu Arg Leu Ile 465 470 475 480 Lys His Thr Cys Asp Glu Gly Ala Arg Phe Asn Thr Pro Val Gly Val 485 490 495 Cys Gly Glu Ala Ala Ala Asp Pro Leu Leu Ala Thr Val Leu Thr Gly 500 505 510 Leu Gly Val Asn Ser Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Thr Ala Leu Ala Ala Val 515 520 525 Gly Ala Lys Leu Ser Glu Val Thr Leu Glu Thr Cys Lys Lys Ala Ala 530 535 540 Glu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Glu Gly Ala Thr Glu Ala Arg Asp Ala Val 545 550 555 560 Arg Ala Val Ile Asp Ala Ala Val 565 5 293 DNA Corynebacterium glutamicum 5 aagaagcaat tgcatgctgt ctttccgttt ggctgaccat gcttaacctc gctgatgttg 60 gagttggtgt tgacgtggaa gaaattttgt tcaagcggga aactggtttt tgaccagtgt 120 tgttttggtt ccgattgtgg aagaaccgta tgaagttatt aaaagtgctg gttaaagcgg 180 aaaatctaaa ataaatcgag cggaaaacac atgatgtggc ctcagtcact atgatggaga 240 aggtgttaaa tctccttcaa atgcattgat aagctggtgg aatatcaact tgt 293 6 2298 DNA Corynebacterium glutamicum CDS (447)..(2150) ptsI gene 6 aagaagcaat tgcatgctgt ctttccgttt ggctgaccat gcttaacctc gctgatgttg 60 gagttggtgt tgacgtggaa gaaattttgt tcaagcggga aactggtttt tgaccagtgt 120 tgttttggtt ccgattgtgg aagaaccgta tgaagttatt aaaagtgctg gttaaagcgg 180 aaaatctaaa ataaatcgag cggaaaacac atgatgtggc ctcagtcact atgatggaga 240 aggtgttaaa tctccttcaa atgcattgat aagctggtgg aatatcaact tgtgacgatg 300 gtctcaacgt atgaaatatg gtgatcgctt aacaacacgc tatgttgata tgtgtttgtt 360 tgtcaatatc caaatgtttg aatagttgca caactgttgg ttttgtggtg atcttgagga 420 aattaactca atgattgtga ggatgg gtg gct act gtg gct gat gtg aat caa 473 Val Ala Thr Val Ala Asp Val Asn Gln 1 5 gac act gta ctg aag ggc acc ggc gtt gtc ggt gga gtc cgt tat gca 521 Asp Thr Val Leu Lys Gly Thr Gly Val Val Gly Gly Val Arg Tyr Ala 10 15 20 25 agc gcg gtg tgg att acc cca cgc ccc gaa cta ccc caa gca ggc gaa 569 Ser Ala Val Trp Ile Thr Pro Arg Pro Glu Leu Pro Gln Ala Gly Glu 30 35 40 gtc gtc gcc gaa gaa aac cgt gaa gca gag cag gag cgt ttc gac gcc 617 Val Val Ala Glu Glu Asn Arg Glu Ala Glu Gln Glu Arg Phe Asp Ala 45 50 55 gct gca gcc aca gtc tct tct cgt ttg ctt gag cgc tcc gaa gct gct 665 Ala Ala Ala Thr Val Ser Ser Arg Leu Leu Glu Arg Ser Glu Ala Ala 60 65 70 gaa gga cca gca gct gag gtg ctt aaa gct act gct ggc atg gtc aat 713 Glu Gly Pro Ala Ala Glu Val Leu Lys Ala Thr Ala Gly Met Val Asn 75 80 85 gac cgt ggc tgg cgt aag gct gtc atc aag ggt gtc aag ggt ggt cac 761 Asp Arg Gly Trp Arg Lys Ala Val Ile Lys Gly Val Lys Gly Gly His 90 95 100 105 cct gcg gaa tac gcc gtg gtt gca gca aca acc aag ttc atc tcc atg 809 Pro Ala Glu Tyr Ala Val Val Ala Ala Thr Thr Lys Phe Ile Ser Met 110 115 120 ttc aaa gcc gca ggc ggc ctg atc gcg gag cgc acc aca gac ttg cgc 857 Phe Lys Ala Ala Gly Gly Leu Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr Thr Asp Leu Arg 125 130 135 gac atc cgc gac cgc gtc atc gca gaa ctt cgt ggc gat gaa gag cca 905 Asp Ile Arg Asp Arg Val Ile Ala Glu Leu Arg Gly Asp Glu Glu Pro 140 145 150 ggt ctg cca gct gtt tcc gga cag gtc att ctc ttt gca gat gac ctc 953 Gly Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Gly Gln Val Ile Leu Phe Ala Asp Asp Leu 155 160 165 tcc cca gca gac acc gcg gca cta gac aca gat ctc ttt gtg gga ctt 1001 Ser Pro Ala Asp Thr Ala Ala Leu Asp Thr Asp Leu Phe Val Gly Leu 170 175 180 185 gtc act gag ctg ggt ggc cca acg agc cac acc gcg atc atc gca cgc 1049 Val Thr Glu Leu Gly Gly Pro Thr Ser His Thr Ala Ile Ile Ala Arg 190 195 200 cag ctc aac gtg cct tgc atc gtc gca tcc ggc gcc ggc atc aag gac 1097 Gln Leu Asn Val Pro Cys Ile Val Ala Ser Gly Ala Gly Ile Lys Asp 205 210 215 atc aag tcc ggc gaa aag gtg ctt atc gac ggc agc ctc ggc acc att 1145 Ile Lys Ser Gly Glu Lys Val Leu Ile Asp Gly Ser Leu Gly Thr Ile 220 225 230 gac cgc aac gcg gac gaa gct gaa gca acc aag ctc gtc tcc gag tcc 1193 Asp Arg Asn Ala Asp Glu Ala Glu Ala Thr Lys Leu Val Ser Glu Ser 235 240 245 ctc gag cgc gct gct cgc atc gcc gag tgg aag ggt cct gca caa acc 1241 Leu Glu Arg Ala Ala Arg Ile Ala Glu Trp Lys Gly Pro Ala Gln Thr 250 255 260 265 aag gac ggc tac cgc gtt cag ctg ttg gcc aac gtc caa gac ggc aac 1289 Lys Asp Gly Tyr Arg Val Gln Leu Leu Ala Asn Val Gln Asp Gly Asn 270 275 280 tct gca cag cag gct gca cag acc gaa gca gaa ggc atc ggc ctg ttc 1337 Ser Ala Gln Gln Ala Ala Gln Thr Glu Ala Glu Gly Ile Gly Leu Phe 285 290 295 cgc acc gaa ctg tgc ttc ctt tcc gcc acc gaa gag cca agc gtt gat 1385 Arg Thr Glu Leu Cys Phe Leu Ser Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Ser Val Asp 300 305 310 gag cag gct gcg gtc tac tca aag gtg ctt gaa gca ttc cca gag tcc 1433 Glu Gln Ala Ala Val Tyr Ser Lys Val Leu Glu Ala Phe Pro Glu Ser 315 320 325 aag gtc gtt gtc cgc tcc ctc gac gca ggt tct gac aag cca gtt cca 1481 Lys Val Val Val Arg Ser Leu Asp Ala Gly Ser Asp Lys Pro Val Pro 330 335 340 345 ttc gca tcg atg gct gat gag atg aac cca gca ctg ggt gtt cgt ggc 1529 Phe Ala Ser Met Ala Asp Glu Met Asn Pro Ala Leu Gly Val Arg Gly 350 355 360 ctg cgt atc gca cgt gga cag gtt gat ctg ctg act cgc cag ctc gac 1577 Leu Arg Ile Ala Arg Gly Gln Val Asp Leu Leu Thr Arg Gln Leu Asp 365 370 375 gca att gcg aag gcc agc gaa gaa ctc ggc cgt ggc gac gac gcc cca 1625 Ala Ile Ala Lys Ala Ser Glu Glu Leu Gly Arg Gly Asp Asp Ala Pro 380 385 390 acc tgg gtt atg gct cca atg gtg gct acc gct tat gaa gca aag tgg 1673 Thr Trp Val Met Ala Pro Met Val Ala Thr Ala Tyr Glu Ala Lys Trp 395 400 405 ttt gct gac atg tgc cgt gag cgt ggc cta atc gcc ggc gcc atg atc 1721 Phe Ala Asp Met Cys Arg Glu Arg Gly Leu Ile Ala Gly Ala Met Ile 410 415 420 425 gaa gtt cca gca gca tcc ctg atg gca gac aag atc atg cct cac ctg 1769 Glu Val Pro Ala Ala Ser Leu Met Ala Asp Lys Ile Met Pro His Leu 430 435 440 gac ttt gtt tcc atc ggt acc aac gac ctg acc cag tac acc atg gca 1817 Asp Phe Val Ser Ile Gly Thr Asn Asp Leu Thr Gln Tyr Thr Met Ala 445 450 455 gcg gac cgc atg tct cct gag ctt gcc tac ctg acc gat cct tgg cag 1865 Ala Asp Arg Met Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Tyr Leu Thr Asp Pro Trp Gln 460 465 470 cca gca gtc ctg cgc ctg atc aag cac acc tgt gac gaa ggt gct cgc 1913 Pro Ala Val Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys His Thr Cys Asp Glu Gly Ala Arg 475 480 485 ttt aac acc ccg gtc ggt gtt tgt ggt gaa gca gca gca gac cca ctg 1961 Phe Asn Thr Pro Val Gly Val Cys Gly Glu Ala Ala Ala Asp Pro Leu 490 495 500 505 ttg gca act gtc ctc acc ggt ctt ggc gtg aac tcc ctg tcc gca gca 2009 Leu Ala Thr Val Leu Thr Gly Leu Gly Val Asn Ser Leu Ser Ala Ala 510 515 520 tcc act gct ctc gca gca gtc ggt gca aag ctg tca gag gtc acc ctg 2057 Ser Thr Ala Leu Ala Ala Val Gly Ala Lys Leu Ser Glu Val Thr Leu 525 530 535 gaa acc tgt aag aag gca gca gaa gca gca ctt gac gct gaa ggt gca 2105 Glu Thr Cys Lys Lys Ala Ala Glu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Glu Gly Ala 540 545 550 act gaa gca cgc gat gct gta cgc gca gtg atc gac gca gca gtc 2150 Thr Glu Ala Arg Asp Ala Val Arg Ala Val Ile Asp Ala Ala Val 555 560 565 taaaccactg ttgagctaaa aagcctcaaa ttcctgtgtg ggaatttgag gctttttgcg 2210 tggtctaaag cgatttgatg accacgtgct ccgcccgaag cttatcgggt gtgggaatgt 2270 agttgtccca ctcactgcct tcagcgtt 2298 7 568 PRT Corynebacterium glutamicum 7 Val Ala Thr Val Ala Asp Val Asn Gln Asp Thr Val Leu Lys Gly Thr 1 5 10 15 Gly Val Val Gly Gly Val Arg Tyr Ala Ser Ala Val Trp Ile Thr Pro 20 25 30 Arg Pro Glu Leu Pro Gln Ala Gly Glu Val Val Ala Glu Glu Asn Arg 35 40 45 Glu Ala Glu Gln Glu Arg Phe Asp Ala Ala Ala Ala Thr Val Ser Ser 50 55 60 Arg Leu Leu Glu Arg Ser Glu Ala Ala Glu Gly Pro Ala Ala Glu Val 65 70 75 80 Leu Lys Ala Thr Ala Gly Met Val Asn Asp Arg Gly Trp Arg Lys Ala 85 90 95 Val Ile Lys Gly Val Lys Gly Gly His Pro Ala Glu Tyr Ala Val Val 100 105 110 Ala Ala Thr Thr Lys Phe Ile Ser Met Phe Lys Ala Ala Gly Gly Leu 115 120 125 Ile Ala Glu Arg Thr Thr Asp Leu Arg Asp Ile Arg Asp Arg Val Ile 130 135 140 Ala Glu Leu Arg Gly Asp Glu Glu Pro Gly Leu Pro Ala Val Ser Gly 145 150 155 160 Gln Val Ile Leu Phe Ala Asp Asp Leu Ser Pro Ala Asp Thr Ala Ala 165 170 175 Leu Asp Thr Asp Leu Phe Val Gly Leu Val Thr Glu Leu Gly Gly Pro 180 185 190 Thr Ser His Thr Ala Ile Ile Ala Arg Gln Leu Asn Val Pro Cys Ile 195 200 205 Val Ala Ser Gly Ala Gly Ile Lys Asp Ile Lys Ser Gly Glu Lys Val 210 215 220 Leu Ile Asp Gly Ser Leu Gly Thr Ile Asp Arg Asn Ala Asp Glu Ala 225 230 235 240 Glu Ala Thr Lys Leu Val Ser Glu Ser Leu Glu Arg Ala Ala Arg Ile 245 250 255 Ala Glu Trp Lys Gly Pro Ala Gln Thr Lys Asp Gly Tyr Arg Val Gln 260 265 270 Leu Leu Ala Asn Val Gln Asp Gly Asn Ser Ala Gln Gln Ala Ala Gln 275 280 285 Thr Glu Ala Glu Gly Ile Gly Leu Phe Arg Thr Glu Leu Cys Phe Leu 290 295 300 Ser Ala Thr Glu Glu Pro Ser Val Asp Glu Gln Ala Ala Val Tyr Ser 305 310 315 320 Lys Val Leu Glu Ala Phe Pro Glu Ser Lys Val Val Val Arg Ser Leu 325 330 335 Asp Ala Gly Ser Asp Lys Pro Val Pro Phe Ala Ser Met Ala Asp Glu 340 345 350 Met Asn Pro Ala Leu Gly Val Arg Gly Leu Arg Ile Ala Arg Gly Gln 355 360 365 Val Asp Leu Leu Thr Arg Gln Leu Asp Ala Ile Ala Lys Ala Ser Glu 370 375 380 Glu Leu Gly Arg Gly Asp Asp Ala Pro Thr Trp Val Met Ala Pro Met 385 390 395 400 Val Ala Thr Ala Tyr Glu Ala Lys Trp Phe Ala Asp Met Cys Arg Glu 405 410 415 Arg Gly Leu Ile Ala Gly Ala Met Ile Glu Val Pro Ala Ala Ser Leu 420 425 430 Met Ala Asp Lys Ile Met Pro His Leu Asp Phe Val Ser Ile Gly Thr 435 440 445 Asn Asp Leu Thr Gln Tyr Thr Met Ala Ala Asp Arg Met Ser Pro Glu 450 455 460 Leu Ala Tyr Leu Thr Asp Pro Trp Gln Pro Ala Val Leu Arg Leu Ile 465 470 475 480 Lys His Thr Cys Asp Glu Gly Ala Arg Phe Asn Thr Pro Val Gly Val 485 490 495 Cys Gly Glu Ala Ala Ala Asp Pro Leu Leu Ala Thr Val Leu Thr Gly 500 505 510 Leu Gly Val Asn Ser Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Thr Ala Leu Ala Ala Val 515 520 525 Gly Ala Lys Leu Ser Glu Val Thr Leu Glu Thr Cys Lys Lys Ala Ala 530 535 540 Glu Ala Ala Leu Asp Ala Glu Gly Ala Thr Glu Ala Arg Asp Ala Val 545 550 555 560 Arg Ala Val Ile Asp Ala Ala Val 565 8 20 DNA Corynebacterium glutamicum Primer ptsI2exp1 8 ggctgaccat gcttaacctc 20 9 20 DNA Corynebacterium glutamicum Primer ptsI2exp2 9 agactgctgc gtcgatcact 20 

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated polynucleotide, which encodes a protein having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.
 2. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein said protein has phosphotransferase system enzyme I activity.
 3. An isolated polynucleotide, which comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, and SEQ ID NO:6.
 4. An isolated polynucleotide, which is complimentary to the isolated polynucleotide of claim
 3. 5. An isolated polynucleotide, which is at least 70% identical to the polynucleotide of claim
 3. 6. An isolated polynucleotide, which is at least 80% identical to the polynucleotide of claim
 3. 7. An isolated polynucleotide, which is at least 90% identical to the polynucleotide of claim
 3. 8. An isolated polynucleotide which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the polynucleotide of claim 3, wherein said stringent conditions comprise washing in 5×SSC at a temperature from 50 to 68° C.
 9. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 3, which encodes a protein having phosphotransferase system enzyme I activity.
 10. An isolated polynucleotide, which comprises at least 15 consecutive nucleotides of the isolated polynucleotide of claim
 3. 11. A vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide of claim
 1. 12. A vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide of claim
 3. 13. A host cell comprising the isolated polynucleotide of claim
 1. 14. A host cell comprising the isolated polynucleotide of claim
 3. 15. The host cell of claim 13, which is a Coryneform bacterium.
 16. The host cell of claim 14, which is a Coryneform bacterium.
 17. The host cell of claim 13, which is selected from the group consisting of Coryneform glutamicum, Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum, Corynebacterium acetoacidophilum, Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes, Corynebacterium melassecola, Brevibacterium flavum, Brevibacterium lactofermentum, and Brevibacterium divaricatum.
 18. The host cell of claim 14, which is selected from the group consisting of Coryneform glutamicum, Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum, Corynebacterium acetoacidophilum, Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes, Corynebacterium melassecola, Brevibacterium flavum, Brevibacterium lactofermentum, and Brevibacterium divaricatum.
 19. A Coryneform bacterium which comprises an enhanced ptsI gene.
 20. The Coryneform bacterium of claim 19, wherein said ptsl gene comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.
 21. The Coryneform bacterium of claim 19, wherein said ptsI gene comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:3.
 22. The Coryneform bacterium of claim 19, wherein said ptsI gene comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.
 23. Coryneform glutamicum DSM
 13994. 24. Escherichia coli DSM
 14278. 25. A process for producing L-amino acids comprising culturing a bacterial cell in a medium suitable for producing L-amino acids, wherein said bacterial cell comprises an enhanced ptsI gene.
 26. The process of claim 25, wherein said ptsI gene comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.
 27. The process of claim 25, wherein said ptsI gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein said stringent conditions comprise washing in 5×SSC at a temperature of from 50 to 68° C.
 28. The process of claim 27, wherein said polynucleotide which hybridizes under stringent conditions to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:1.
 29. The process of claim 25, wherein said ptsI gene comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:3.
 30. The process of claim 25, wherein said ptsI gene comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO:5.
 31. The procees of claim 25, wherein said ptsI gene comprises a sequence wherein the adenine at position 137 of SEQ ID NO:1 is a guanine.
 32. The process of claim 25, wherein said ptsI gene comprises a sequence wherein the cysteine at poistion 562 of SEQ ID NO:1 is a thymine.
 33. The process of claim 25, wherein said bacterial cell is a Coryneform bacterium or Brevibacterium.
 34. The process of claim 25, wherein said bacterial cell is selected from the group consisting of Coryneform glutamicum, Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum, Corynebacterium acetoacidophilum, Corynebacterium melassecola, Corynebacterium thermoaminogenes, Brevibacterium flavum, Brevibacterium lactofermentum, and Brevibacterium divaricatum.
 35. The process of claim 25, wherein said L-amino acid is L-lysine.
 36. The process of claim 25, wherein said bacteria further comprises at least one gene whose expression is enhanced, wherein said gene is selected from the group consisting of dapA, gap, tp1, pgk, zwf, pyc, mqo, lysC, lysE, hom, ilvA, ilvBN, ilvD and zwa
 1. 37. The process of claim 25, wherein said bacteria further comprises at least one gene whose expression is attenuated, wherein said gene is selected from the group consisting of pck, pgi, poxB, and zwa2.
 38. A process for screening for polynucleotides, which encode a protein having phosphotransferase system I activity comprising a. hybridizing the isolated polynucleotide of claim 1 to the polynucleotide to be screened; b. expressing the polynucleotide to produce a protein; and c. detecting the presence or absence of phosphotransferase system enzyme I activity in said protein.
 39. A process for screening for polynucleotides, which encode a protein having phosphotransferase system I activity comprising a. hybridizing the isolated polynucleotide of claim 3 to the polynucleotide to be screened; b. expressing the polynucleotide to produce a protein; and c. detecting the presence or absence of phosphotransferase system enzyme I activity in said protein.
 40. A method for detecting a nucleic acid with at least 70% homology to nucleotide of claim 3, comprising contacting a nucleic acid sample with a probe or primer comprising at least 15 consecutive nucleotides of the nucleotide sequence of claim 3, or at least 15 consecutive nucleotides of the complement thereof.
 41. A method for producing a nucleic acid with at least 80% homology to nucleotide of claim 3, comprising contacting a nucleic acid sample with a primer comprising at least 15 consecutive nucleotides of the nucleotide sequence of claim 3, or at least 15 consecutive nucleotides of the complement thereof.
 42. A method for screening for polynucleotides which encode a protein having phosphotransferase system enzyme I activity comprising a. hybridizing the isolated polynucleotide of claim 1 to the polynucleotide to be screened; b. expressing the polynucleotide to produce a protein; and c. detecting the presence or absence of the phosphotransferase systems enzyme I activity.
 43. A method for making a phosphotransferase system enzyme I protein, comprising a. culturing the host cell of claim 13 for a time and under conditions suitable for expression of the phosphotransferase system enzyme I protein; and b. collecting the phosphotransferase system enzyme I protein.
 44. A method for making a phosphotransferase system enzyme I protein, comprising a. culturing the host cell of claim 14 for a time and under conditions suitable for expression of the phosphotransferase system enzyme I protein; and b. collecting the phosphotransferase system enzyme I protein.
 45. An isolated polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.
 46. An isolated polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4. 